Building tile



April 11, 1939. N: NOCE 2,154,213

BUILDING TILE Filed April 15, 1937 5 F INVENTOR.

A 6 I I NICHOLAS ANCCE 25 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 11, 1939 UNITED SATES r TEnT oFFicE 5 Claims.

My invention relates to a tile for exterior walls of buildings and particularly for buildings having the appearance of brick exteriors and has among its objects to provide:

A wall of waterproof construction.

A wall construction quickly assembled.

A durable building Wall waterproof and ventilated, having the appearance of a brick wall.

A wall of tile suitable to be faced with brick and of standard brick dimensions.

A tile wall having the appearance of common or ornamental brick having an inclined surface for draining moisture.

A building tile for exterior walls having an inclined surface to prevent water from seeping into or through the wall.

A waterproof tile veneer having the appearance of brick yet waterproof.

A tile waterproof veneer wall having the appearance of a brick veneer wall.

I accomplish these and other objects by the construction herein described and shown in the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a thick composite wall having a brick facing.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of my tile for thick walls.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of my tile for thick walls. v

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of my tile for medium thick walls.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation of my tile for medium thick walls.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation of my tile assembled for thick walls.

Fig. 7 is an end elevation of. my veneer tile.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary elevation of my veneer tile.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary elevation of my tile veneer wall.

Fig. 10 is an end elevation of my veneer header tile.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of my tile for medium thick walls.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the accompanying drawing and in the specification to follow.

It is my purpose to provide a building tile for exterior building Walls which will remain water tight preventing the seepage of water into or through the wall whether it is 4", 8" or more in thickness and which may be combined with a brick facing bonded thereto or bonded to and with very thick brick walls and which will prevent the infiltration of water into or through the wall regardless of its thickness. My tile may be made to have the appearance of a plain or specially faced brick wall or may be combined with a brick faced wall or may in itself be laid to form a wall which is waterproof or may be made to form a facing or veneer for other building construction such as a wooden frame building with a veneer which has the appearance of a brick veneer and which is lighter as well as waterproof.

By the use of my tile a Wall of any thickness may be erected and may be laid with less labor and yet though costing less is superior. The space between the inclined surface 3 and the under incline l of my tile is preferably left open preventing seepage of moisture through the mortar and affording a ventilation space 8 and for the moisture to drain back upon the table I where it may have entered the wall.

The space between the table I and under or bottom surface 2 of the tile above will be filled with mortar as it is when laying brick in courses.

The upper table 4 preferably rests on the under surface 9 of. the tile in the course laid above thereby determining the spacing of the courses my tile may be laid which is equal to the courses of an ordinary brick wall.

The rear table I is preferably on a lower plane than the upper table 4 providing a space for the mortar or plaster spread over the inner surface of my tile wall.

Between the upper table 4 and the rear table ill, I have provided the groove H which fits the tongue l2 on the under surface l3 and 9 which are both on a common plane.

In the veneer tile this tongue and groove may be omitted as the veneer tile is locked or bonded to the wall at convenient intervals with the strap I4 holding the veneer to the wall.

In Figure 9, I have shown the veneer secured to a wooden wall l having the siding boards 16 and studding If and a building paper 68 between the veneer tile and the siding.

My tile it may be of any desired length as may be seen in the perspective view H or may be short to be used to represent the bricks laid with the end forming the face 5 of the wall. Along the face 5 of my tile when made longer than the length of a single ordinary brick I have provided the grooves 28 to give the appearance of the joints between the brick of an ordinary brick wall.

The inside surface of my tile may be provided with the locking grooves 2| to bond the plaster 22 doing away with lath. The lath 23 as shown on the veneer Wall in Figure 9 of the drawing is used for such walls. The grooves 2| act and serve as a furring for the plaster 22 and may be of dove tail construction.

My tile may be lightened by the cores or hollow centers 24. A special tile may be provided such as the bottom filler 25 or the top tile 26 or the coping tile 21.

By referring to Figure 1, in the next to top course, the bond brick 28 it will be seen rests on the table I and a vertical face 29 adjacent to said table and which is the thickness of the brick in height connects the incline surface. These special tiles having added height may be modified for many other purposes such as set ins for decorative tile or to form ledges, etc. as well as for the usual bond course at frequent intervals throughout the height of the wall.

It is not the purpose of this description to show all of the modifications and special tile and brick that may be adapted to my tile as it will at once be seen that as it is laid in courses and of the height of ordinary brick that such designs, patterns, etc. used for the ornamentation or for other purposes in brick walls may also be used with my tile wall.

The length of each tile may vary as above stated, but as its usual width and length is several times the length and width of a brick the wall is laid more quickly and with less labor cost than the brick wall with of course the added advantage of being water tight and lighter for the same strength. Each row is locked and thus bonded by the tongue and groove. The space below the tongue also serves as additional ventilation in the wall.

I do not wish to be limited to the detailed description herein as I may wish to depart therefrom within the scope of the appended claims which set forth my invention.

I claim:

1. In a building wall, a tile having an upper and lower table and an inclined surface between said upper and lower table, said tile having an under surface vertically below said upper table resting on the upper table of the tile in the course below and an under surface vertically under the lower table substantially less in vertical distance than the under surface vertically below the upper table, thereby providing a space for mortar on said lower table and between said table and the under surface of the tile in the course directly above said lower table.

2. In a building wall, a tile having an upper and lower table and an inclined surface between the upper and lower table, and a groove adjacent to said upper table, a rear table below the horizontal plane of said upper table at the rear of said groove, and grooves on the rear of said tile coacting with the space formed between the rear table and the course of tile above to secure plaster thereto.

3. In a building wall, a tile having an upper and lower table and an inclined surface between said upper and lower table, said tile having an under surface vertically below said upper table resting on the upper table of the tile in the course below and an under surface vertically under the lower table substantially less in vertical distance than the under surface vertically below the upper table and a tongue on the under surface of said tile, the upper surface of said tile having a groove therein to receive said tongue whereby the tile in the course above is aligned with the tile in the course below.

4. In a building wall, a tile having an upper and lower table and an inclined surface between said upper and lower table, said tile having an under surface vertically below said upper table resting on the upper table of the tile in the course below, a bottom surface vertically below said lower table, the distance between said upper table and said under surface being substantially greater than the distance between said lower table and said bottom surface, the difference in the distance between the tables and the surfaces below them forming a space for mortar whereby said tile may be leveled 5. In a building wall, a tile having an upper and lower table and an inclined surface between said upper and lower table, said tile having an under surface vertically below said upper table resting on the upper table of the tile in course below and a bottom surface vertically under the lower table substantially less in vertical distance than the under surface vertically below the upper table, the difference in the distance between the tables and the surfaces below them forming a space for mortar whereby said tile may be leveled.

NICHOLAS A. NOCE. 

